TM Lewin shirts

[claremontboff]

Hi
I just got myself a tm lewin shirt in slim fit 15-33 and the neck fits me perfectly. I'm trying to order more shirts but I was wondering will these shrink if I put them in the dryer? Should I go up half a inch?

 

[gamblers4]

wash and dry your new shirt twice and then you will answer your own question.

 

[ysc]

I have had a few TM lewin shirts for a while that have not noticeably shrunk, that said I wash them on a pretty low heat setting and don't use the tumble dryer much.

Also be careful using their mail order, I am currently waiting on a suit that is about three weeks late.

 

[bstang46]

If you wash and dry them with an substantial amount of heat they will shrink a good bit.

 

[Ich_Dien]

I find that TM Lewin shirts do shrink a tiny bit, even if washed on 30 degrees and never tumble dried.

 

[JR_Rider]

I have also found that TM Lewin's shirts shrink more than any other shirts I own. I always wash them with cold water and air dry them to minimize the shrinkage. I would personally recommend that you do go up a half size in the collar since they have such a large selection of shirt sizes.

 

[Mark Anthony]

I wash & rinse in cold and hang dry yet I still got a bit of shrinking in the collar. I went half size up (16.5 as opposed to my normal 16) in TM Lewin and it seems just right.

No such shrinking on my Harvie and Hudsons. For the extra 5 Pounds per shirt well worth the extra money. Nicer material and the spread of the collar is just right for me.

 

[Bifurkation]

Washing in 40 degrees without spin cycle, I have not noticed shrinking.

 

[davidmross]

There is absolutely no reason to tumble dry your shirts. Any shirts. If you do they WILL shrink. Simply hang them to dry straight from the washing machine and they will be dry in less than 12 hours. (And no, you do not have to hang them on a line in your backyard. Use hangers and suspend them from your shower rod over night. That's what I do.)

TM Lewins are notorious for shrinkage in the collar. I, and many others, would recommend sizing up by a half inch. After a couple of washes they will still be slightly on the large size but it is much better than too tight. I have a couple of Lewin shirts that I bought at my natural neck size and they are now unwearable with a tie. It's open neck only.

Now, all that said, it might be a good idea to size up by a half inch, tumble dry them a few times, and then they'd be perfect.

I've also found that the Lewins have a wide variety of cloth quality. Some are great, some are crap. I don't like to buy online for this reason. Too much time and effort to ship the crappy ones back overseas.

 

[sf_esq]

Originally Posted by davidmross

There is absolutely no reason to tumble dry your shirts. Any shirts. If you do they WILL shrink. Simply hang them to dry straight from the washing machine and they will be dry in less than 12 hours. (And no, you do not have to hang them on a line in your backyard. Use hangers and suspend them from your shower rod over night. That's what I do.)

TM Lewins are notorious for shrinkage in the collar. I, and many others, would recommend sizing up by a half inch. After a couple of washes they will still be slightly on the large size but it is much better than too tight. I have a couple of Lewin shirts that I bought at my natural neck size and they are now unwearable with a tie. It's open neck only.

Now, all that said, it might be a good idea to size up by a half inch, tumble dry them a few times, and then they'd be perfect.

I've also found that the Lewins have a wide variety of cloth quality. Some are great, some are crap. I don't like to buy online for this reason. Too much time and effort to ship the crappy ones back overseas.

Are you serious? You wash and air dry all your shirts at home? I take mine to the cleaners (who obviously put all non dry cleaning in a massive, hot dryer), but then again, I wear a shirt to work every day so it would take far too much time to wash, air dry and iron all my shirts every week. Why not just buy 1/2 size larger? I've never had a shirt tighten up more than 1/2 an inch in the neck, and some don't shrink at all.

 

[NoVaguy]

Originally Posted by sf_esq

Are you serious? You wash and air dry all your shirts at home? I take mine to the cleaners (who obviously put all non dry cleaning in a massive, hot dryer), but then again, I wear a shirt to work every day so it would take far too much time to wash, air dry and iron all my shirts every week. Why not just buy 1/2 size larger? I've never had a shirt tighten up more than 1/2 an inch in the neck, and some don't shrink at all.

Wash at home, hang on plastic hangers, then iron the next day (or later).

Tumble drying shortens the lifespan of a shirt.

 

[sf_esq]

Originally Posted by NoVaguy

Wash at home, hang on plastic hangers, then iron the next day (or later).

Tumble drying shortens the lifespan of a shirt.

I agree, but it's a lot of effort. Do you iron a shirt every day? I suppose I don't take my one Charvet shirt to the cleaners, but everything else is fair game.

 

[trogdor]

It takes less than an hour to iron five shirts a week -- do it in front of the telly on a Sunday night.

Similarly with washing. The machine does the hard work -- put it on whilst you're doing something else. Similarly with drying -- stick the shirts on plastic hangers and forget about them for 24 hours. If you hang them indoors, it'll even make your house smell nice!

Back to the OP: I've had no shrinkage in my TMLs. That's only from washing on 40 -- I don't tumble dry.

 

[imageWIS]

Shirts washed using cold water and air dried shouldn't shrink at all, period.

 

[crinklecut]

Originally Posted by trogdor

It takes less than an hour to iron five shirts a week -- do it in front of the telly on a Sunday night.

Similarly with washing. The machine does the hard work -- put it on whilst you're doing something else. Similarly with drying -- stick the shirts on plastic hangers and forget about them for 24 hours. If you hang them indoors, it'll even make your house smell nice!

Back to the OP: I've had no shrinkage in my TMLs. That's only from washing on 40 -- I don't tumble dry.

Also, there is no reason to use anything other than the gentle cycle for shirts. Violent thrashings will not remove stains or smells any better.